#425 - The Nightmare Scenario (w/ Oren Kessler)

<p>A few weeks before the Hamas pogrom, Moynihan was reading <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Palestine-1936-Revolt-Middle-Conflict/dp/1538148803" target="_blank"><em>Palestine 1936</em></a><em>: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict </em>by the brilliant Israeli-American journalist and historian Oren Kessler. So he called him to talk through the current conflict, its historical antecedents, and how Hamas’s murder spree has effected his family.</p><p>* RIP <a href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1697023235-israel-at-war-remembering-the-169-idf-personnel-killed-in-line-of-duty" target="_blank">Tomer Shoham</a></p><p>* The nightmare scenario</p><p>* “This is good for Hamas”</p><p>* The “I don’t support it, but you have to understand…” argument</p><p>* The “occupation” is Tel Aviv and Haifa</p><p>* Nowhere to go / hostage trading</p><p>* On the media coverage</p><p>* The Arab Revolt of 1936</p><p>* The beginning of Arab nationalism, Jewish terrorism</p><p>* Writing while angry</p><p>* <a href="https://www.jewishagency.org/fund-for-victims-of-terror/" target="_blank">The Jewish Agency Fund</a></p><p></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.wethefifth.com/subscribe</a>